President of Earth

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The President of Earth, or President of the World was a title held by one person at a time, under special circumstances during the 21st century, on regular basis by at least the 26th century, continuing on at least into the 41st.

The position of Earth president originated in the early 21st century, before the establishment of a unified Earth government. Organised by UNIT, an international agreement was made on incursion protocols. Under this agreement, in the event of a full-scale invasion, a President of Earth with complete authority over every nation state was immediately inducted. It was decided the only practical candidate for this role was the Doctor. As Earth president, the Doctor would essentially be the Chief Executive Officer of the human race and the Commander-in-Chief of every army on Earth, under whom all world leaders would await instructions.

This induction was performed during an invasion of Earth by an army of Cybermen converted from the dead by Missy. Having stumbled upon the invasion, the Twelfth Doctor was captured by UNIT and taken aboard their presidential aircraft, Boat One, where he was inducted as Earth president. (TV: Death in Heaven) The Doctor continued referring to himself as the President of the World after this event, though Bonnie noted he did not like it. He also made use again of the presidential aircraft. (TV: The Zygon Invasion)

He or she did not, however, have full control over every aspect of the Empire. In purely military matters, the president was unable to overrule the head of the military without the backing of the Earth Senate. Also, the President of Earth had limited control over the affairs of the dominion planets such as Sirius IV: dominions were semi-autonomous and the president had no control over their domestic affairs. (TV: Frontier in Space)

The president led a democracy, and had to submit to periodic election cycles in which various candidates argued their positions in order to win popular approval. Earth Security was a shadowy police organisation which could hold troublemakers without trial. In extreme cases, the president had the power to remove political rivals to the Lunar Penal Colony for the rest of their lives. The position thus had elements of democracy and dictatorship about it. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Space War)